Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-07-14
M. Of said day.
HENRY SCHWIER, Com ulis'r.
CHAS. A WILLMS, Com nis'r
ED l.. TIED

And whereas said board having assembled at the
place designated in said petition and said ALL and
the hour having arrived for such special ion and
all members of said board being present, and said
read and all ordered placed file, and sal board
having been duly convened.
On motion, the board find that the interest of the
| county demands that this special be now had.
And the matters mentioned in said petition "a"
being presented to said board. On motion duly
der was by said board of county Commissioners.
duly made, to-wit: Whereas a petition duly sig ned
| by E. l.. Chapman and other persons purporting to
be two-ffths (25 of the resident tax payers of the
county OF Barton, in the State of Kansas has this
day been duly presented to the board of county
commissioners, OF Barton county state of Kansas
praying said board TO duly convene and make an
order which order shall embrace the terms of said
petition and such other conditions said board
| may be deemed advisable, and fixing a time for
holding special election, which it is prayed may
be held In SAID County OF Barton TO submit to the
qualified voters of said county proposition to sub
! scribe one hundred and twenty-five thousand dol
lars (S15 000 10 the capital stock of the Midland 81
| Western Railway company a railroad company
and by virtue of the laws of the State of kansas.
which proposes TO construct line of railway into
and through said County OF Barton and in pay
ment OF said subscription bonds of said county in
the sum OF $500 each aggregating SIPS 600, shall be
issued to said company in manner provided by law.
said bonds TO bear six per cent interest payable
Agency. of the State of Kansas, in the City of New
York; principal to be due in 30 years, and
dltons all as fully set out in said petition. which
said petition. signatures only being omitted, is in
words and figures as follows. to-wit:
PETITION "D.p
To the Board of County Commissioners of Barton
| We, the undersigned, being more than two-ffths
25 OF the resident Taxpayers Of the County of Bar
| county commissioners of said county to submit at
special election, TO the qualified voters of said
stock of the Midland Western Railway company,
a railroad company duly organized and existing
der the laws of the State of Kansas which proposes
To construct railroad into and through said county
said subscription to be for the sum OF one hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollars
And in payment for said subscription to said capt.
tai stock OF said company, bonds of said County of
Barton with coupons attached) 10 the amount of
said subscription above set forth, shall be duly is
sued and delivered in of five hundred dollars
$500 each payable in thirty 3O) years from date Of
semi-annually; both principal and interest payable
at the Fiscal Agency, of the Staeiof Kansas in the
| City OF New York; such bonds TO be duly issued
and delivered upon compliance with the conditions
hereinafter set forth and delivery of stock in said
| railway company as by law provided. The condi-
| tiOns upon which said subscription TO the capital
stock of said company is made,
That said Midland Western Railway company
shall construct railroad of standard gauge incIud-
ing all necessary sdetracks and switches) into and
through said county, and have inning thereon
from some point.on the Kansas Midland railway, on
or before December 81 1888, delays by act of God
| and orders of court or Judge thereof exceptedl
With suitable depOts for freight and passengers at
EllinwoOd, Kansas, within one half mile of the bus
iness center and at Great Bend Kansas, within the
limits OF sections twentyeight (2S and thirty
}33}' IN township nineteen !19) OF range thirteen
issued when the road is constructed and in opera
ton to the west or north line of said county.
And we pray that said board of county commits
siOners upon presentation of this petition duly
vene and make an order, which order shall embrace
the terms and conditions of this petition and such
other conditions as said board may deem advisable;
and also fixing the time for holding special cleo
ton winch we pray may be held, as by law pro-
| ylded, under chapter 1O7, Laws OF Kansas, 1876,
| and amendments thereto, to determine whether
such subscription shall be made.
And the form OF ballot to be used at such special
| election Tor and against said proposition sub
united, shai! be as follows:
anc h guaned voter voting for said proposition
| shall nave printed or written on his ballot "For
subscription to the capital stock of the Midland
| Western Railway company"
| Each qualified voter voting against said proposi-
ton shall have printed written on his ballot
| Against subscription to the capital stock of the
Midland q Western Railway company
| And whereas said board Of county commissioners,
having carefully inspected and examined said petit
| ton and the signatures thereto, and having re-
ceived evidence to the genuneness of said sigma
lures, and also evidence that said petitioners
sttute and comprise two-fths 2-5) of the resident
| taxpayers of said county, said board do find and
adjudge that said petition is in due and legal FORM
and is duly and legally signed by two-ffths OF the
prayer of said petition should be granted and said
board hnd that the conditions in said petition
suhclent and ample Tor the protection OF said Coun-
! ty OF Barton.
1t is, therefore, by said board of county commits
sioners, in pursuance TO said petition special
election and in pursuance TO the laws of Kansas in
such cases made and provided, considered, ordered
and adjudged that the prayer of said petition be
granted, and that special election be- and the
same Is hereby ordered and called to be held in said
county subscribing 1926, 600 to the capital stock of
| said The Midland Western Railway company and
issue bonds OF said county in said sum in payment
| therefor
And it hereby ordered that such special election
shall be held on the 23rd day of August, A D. 1887,
at the usual voting precincts in said county, said
designated places being the established voting pre-
elncis IN said county. At said election the PROPOSE
tOh herelnbetore set out in said petition shall be
submitted TO the qualified voters of said punty.
And is ordered that the ballots be used in said
election be in form as follows, tO-wit.
Each quallhed voter voting for said PROPOSE ton
shall have printed written his ballot, ''For
subscription TO the capital stock of the Midland II
Western Railway company"
Each qualified voter voting against said PROPOSE
| ton shall have printed written on his ballot
Against subscription to the capital stock of the Mid
| land q Western Railway company"
And it is further ordered that if a majority of
the qualified voters voting M said election vote and
cast their ballots in favor OF said subscription the
| bonds of said county in the sum of one hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollars (S125, OO0 there
! Tor. Then the county clerk of said county shall
| forthwith FOR and behalf of said county and in
the name of said county, make such subscription to
And il is further ordered that in event that said
railway company comply with the terms of said
subscription as set out III said petition and duly de-
liver stock in said company to the amount of
SIS, 900 to the proper officer Then the chairman
of the board of county commissioners and the said
county clerk OF said county shall duly issue sign
execute and deliyer) to said company bonds of said
county in sum of $500 each; aggregating S125,OOO,
ally, and all set out i'll said petition hereinbefOre
said bonds 10 be signed by the chairman of the
county clerk under the seal of said county. And
it is ordered that the sheriff of said County of Bar
ton and State of Kansas duly make and publish his
PROCLAMATION
for the holding of such special election in said
county at said date and place designated and that
said sheriff give due and legal notice of said election
for 30 days. by law provided, and in said proca-
nation give the substance of this order; said notice
To be published in the Barton County DEMOCRAT, a
weekly newspaper printed and published in said
county and in general circulation in said county.
And said therif is further ordered and directed 10
post notices. by law required and 10 do and per-
form all other acts by law provided, in the mat
ter of said election. And it is ordered that said
election be held the returns made, and the result